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Happy Inauguration Day!

Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Crowds gathering on the mall early this morning in anticipation of this historic event. Photo courtesy of npr.com

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Happy New Year!

Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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Food: 12/30/08

Posted in Current Events, Food, Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Capo D’Anno: New Year’s Eve
The annual rite of consuming good luck food for New Year’s Eve is observed all over the world. Exactly what you consume depends largely on where your ancestors came from and what was available there during the winter. In Italy, lentils are eaten as a symbol of good luck [...]

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Postcards from Rome

Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Greetings from Rome! The phdmamas are ready to call it a day after the second day of our whirlwind Roman Holiday but are gearing up for tomorrow evening, when we celebrate Thanksgiving “Italian-style” (read: with lots of American expats).  
Jen is doing some Romantic research beginning tomorrow when she heads to the Protestant Cemetery and [...]

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Follow-up on the MLA job search: Some thoughts on some questions

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today Jen and I met in the department office as we were scurrying to photocopy course evaluations to submit to institutions requesting “evidence of teaching effectiveness” (which, as an aside–is a rather vague request).  We have both been addled by headaches in recent weeks as well as anxious thoughts about our futures that are filled [...]

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Fashion Friday 10/03/08

Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
I have never been an “accessories” kind of girl.  I never channeled Madonna and wore the jelly bracelets in the 80s, and I always preferred a plain elastic over garish hair scrunchies (sp?) in the 90s.  The appeal of low-end places like Claire’s eludes me.  Since I was small, I was good to go with [...]

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Living the secret ballot

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I know that among colleagues this puts me in the minority, but I am not on the Obama train (though I don’t profess great support for the “Maverick” McCain/Palin ticket either).   I am a fiscal conservative. But I am pro-choice and supportive of women’s and gay rights.   I don’t, however, think government exists [...]

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